German reference
rufen
to call, shout
Irregular · 13 form tables
Includes indicative, subjunctive I and II, and imperative forms. Separable verbs retain their word order in each form.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I call |
| du | you call |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it calls |
| wir | we call |
| ihr | you (plural) call |
| sie/Sie | they call; you (formal) call |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I called |
| du | you called |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it called |
| wir | we called |
| ihr | you (plural) called |
| sie/Sie | they called; you (formal) called |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I called; I have called |
| du | you called; you have called |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it called; he/she/it has called |
| wir | we called; we have called |
| ihr | you (plural) called; you (plural) have called |
| sie/Sie | they called; they have called; you (formal) called; you (formal) have called |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had called |
| du | you had called |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had called |
| wir | we had called |
| ihr | you (plural) had called |
| sie/Sie | they had called; you (formal) had called |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will call |
| du | you will call |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will call |
| wir | we will call |
| ihr | you (plural) will call |
| sie/Sie | they will call; you (formal) will call |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have called |
| du | you will have called |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have called |
| wir | we will have called |
| ihr | you (plural) will have called |
| sie/Sie | they will have called; you (formal) will have called |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I call |
| du | (that) you call |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it calls |
| wir | (that) we call |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) call |
| sie/Sie | (that) they call; (that) you (formal) call |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would call |
| du | you would call |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would call |
| wir | we would call |
| ihr | you (plural) would call |
| sie/Sie | they would call; you (formal) would call |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have called |
| du | you would have called |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have called |
| wir | we would have called |
| ihr | you (plural) would have called |
| sie/Sie | they would have called; you (formal) would have called |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would call |
| du | you would call |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would call |
| wir | we would call |
| ihr | you (plural) would call |
| sie/Sie | they would call; you (formal) would call |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have called |
| du | (reportedly) you have called |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has called |
| wir | (reportedly) we have called |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have called |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have called; (reportedly) you (formal) have called |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will call |
| du | (reportedly) you will call |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will call |
| wir | (reportedly) we will call |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will call |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will call; (reportedly) you (formal) will call |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | call! |
| ihr | call! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | call! (formal) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with zu
- Present participle
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
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